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Gilaad sat down on the couch in the living room as he waited. The Misfits had gone back to the Pit, taking Rahne and Tabby back with them. Gilaad didn't particular care one way or the other. He had other things on his mind.
When he touched Pierce's robotic arm he saw flashes of the past. Meetings…plans…and people. He didn't recognize most of them but the one he did was enough to get him running for the Justice League: Lex Luthor. And while Gilaad may not have known what the Luthor connection was the rule of thumb remained: When Luthor is involved, call Superman.
"What's got you freaked Israeli?" Amira asked as she walked in. She'd argued enough with the adults for one day. She was looking for Forge to help her mount Pierce's arm in her room.
"Nothing to concern you with, Arab." Gilaad answered shortly. "I'm expecting someone." The doorbell rang. "If you'll excuse me…" Gilaad opened the door, only it wasn't Superman who was there.
"I need to talk to Xavier." Nick Fury, head of SHIELD growled. "Now." Xavier was already on his way down, along with the other adults.
"Colonel Fury," Xavier said as he came down the stairs. "To what do we owe the pleasure?"
"You know damn well why we're here Xavier, don't try to sugarcoat it." A woman standing beside Fury snapped.
"And you are Miss?" Xavier asked hand outstretched.
"Maria Hill, Deputy Director of SHIELD." She replied. When she didn't shake Xavier's hand, he slowly withdrew it.
"What the hell are you playing at Xavier?" Fury demanded. "There are three dead bodies in Boston and I'm holding you responsible!"
"It was an unfortunate outcome to an extreme situation not of our own making." Xavier said.
"If you're the all knowing spies that you say you are you would already know as much." Scott added. Fury grimaced.
"The only reason no one's getting arrested is because it was self-defense and no one's pressing charges…it is Emma Frost's town after all."
"Told you." Amira whispered to them.
"But I still want a word or two with the young man with the itchy trigger finger." Fury glowered.
"I'm afraid you will have to wait your turn." A woman said from behind Fury and Hill. They turned around to see a woman in a purple mask and uniform, with a black cape and a crossbow. With her was a man in a blue trench coat and fedora and no face.
"Oh no, not you two!" Fury groaned.
The Huntress and the Question.
The Justice League was here.
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"What are you doing here?" Hill demanded.
"That is…the question." The Question said cryptically.
"We came for the guy who made the call." The Huntress elaborated. "We need to have a few words with him."
As the Huntress and the Question argued with Fury and Hill, the X-Men and Misfits watched from the doorway.
"Whoah…we got the Justice League right in our living room!" Sam goggled.
"Who's the guy with no face?" Bobby asked.
"That's the Question." Jamie said.
"I know that's why I asked. Who is he?"
"That's the Question." Jamie repeated.
"That's what I want to know! Do you know or not?"
"Yes!"
"Well who is he?"
"That's the Question!" Jamie practically shouted.
"That's why I asked you!" Bobby shouted back.
"For the love of Allah," Amira groaned. "His name IS the Question! Idiot!"
"Told you!" Jamie stuck his tongue out. Bobby was about to feebly try to defend himself when the front doors blew up.
Everyone was knocked down by the blast. Nick Fury shook his head as he got up. "What the hell is…uh-oh." He said as he looked at who stood in the doorway.
"Uh-oh is right." Sabertooth grinned as he flashed his claws.
"You've got a lot of guts coming here." Logan growled as he unsheathed his claws. "And they're about to have these jammed in them." Sabertooth grinned.
"I hear you losers have been having something of an exchange program. Well you're not the only one who's gotten to work with new and interesting people."
"Away!" Ororo shouted as took to the air, winds blowing. "Let the snow freeze your burning rage!" Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck Ororo in the chest.
"Storm!" Xavier shouted. He looked at the source of lightning. It came from a metal tool in the hands of a man in a blue outfit, black gloves and a pair of green protective sunglasses.
"Your friend isn't the only one who can control the weather." The Weather Wizard smiled. Logan snarled and hurled himself at him, only to be tackled halfway by Sabertooth.
"Come on, let's help!" Ray shouted as he tried to shock the Weather Wizard, but his electrical attack was thwarted.
"Live Wire's here baby!" A blue-skinned woman with lightning-like hair in a black body suit shouted as she sent bolts of electricity back at the New Mutant.
"Chill out!" Bobby shouted as he tried to freeze Live Wire.
"That line is so old." Killer Frost snorted, exhaling a cold icy breath as she froze Bobby himself in a block of ice.
Amara tried to thaw Bobby out but was nearly barbecued by Volcana. "This is insane!" Amara shouted.
"You think you have problems?" Lina shouted as she flew around above their heads, pursued by Killer Moth. "Why do all the bug themed villains always come after me?"
"They've just got taste." Amira shrugged as she hurled a bit of debris at the oversized insect.
"Naughty naughty!" Amira turned around just in time to see the giant boxing glove smack her in the face. Shaking the stars from her eyes, she saw a grinning lunatic in white face paint and a red jumpsuit. Harley Quinn. "All the world loves a clown!" She smiled as she swung at Amira with a giant wooden mallet.
"Except me!" Amira shouted as she ducked and swept Harley off her feet with her legs.
"You yahoos better clear on out of here!" Rogue said as she flew to help the others. She was tackled out of the sky by a large man in purple. The Parasite grinned as he started absorbing Rogue's energy.
"How delicious. I'm going to enjoy draining you dry."
"You're…not…the only one…with…powers!" Rogue ground out as she ripped off her gloves and grabbed the Parasite. The two beings powers canceled each other's out and they were both hurled back.
"We could use some back up here!" Logan snarled as he rolled on the ground with Sabertooth, exchanging punches.
"Busy!" Warren shouted as the Vulture pursued him through the kitchen and around the chandelier.
"I must admit to being detained as well." Hank said as he grappled with a giant-brained white gorilla called the Ultra-Humanite.
Xavier put his hands on his head, trying to bring the attackers to heel telepathically, but found his efforts stymied. "How—"
"I believe I'm responsible for thwarting your pesky little efforts." Xavier's eyes widened in shock as a talking gorilla walked into his home. "You pathetic little sapiens," Grodd snorted. "A few mutations and you think you're the pinnacle of evolution. You humans are all alike. But mine is the superior intellect." Grodd focused and tried to psychically attack Xavier. Xavier, unused to dealing with minds like Grodd's found himself on the defensive.
Nick Fury and Maria Hill were firing shooting at the villains with no real effect. The Huntress was about to leap into the fight when she was held back by the Question.
"Q, what are you doing?"
"This isn't right. Something bigger is going on here."
"You always think that. If you worried that I'm going to get hurt, its sweet but I can—"
"Down!" Question shouted as she tackled the Huntress and Gilaad. The window burst open as two men leaped in.
"Who are these guys?" Amira asked as she put some distance between herself and Harley. For a girl who dressed like a clown, she was pretty tough.
"Deadshot and Bullseye. Paid assassins!" The Question said as he tackled them.
"They must be here after you." Huntress said to Gilaad as she armed her crossbow.
"How does it feel being the target of an assassination?" Amira asked him wryly.
"Let me get this straight…we're under assault by super-villains, two people are here to kill me and you still find time to make barbs about Israeli policy vis a vis your people?"
"Yep." Amira grinned.
"I hate my life." Gilaad groaned.
"I hate your life too." Amira agreed. "Glad to know it isn't just me."
"Terrorist!" Gilaad snapped at her.
"Tyrant!" Amira shot right back.
"This is getting too out of control." The Question determined as he slugged Deadshot in the face. "J'onn, get us out of here!" He called as he tapped his earpiece.
In a blink of an eye, the Question, Huntress, Fury, Hill, and the X-Men vanished.
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